Hat-fastener.



' No. 781,476. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

L. VEINDER.

HA'VT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T- 3,1904.

' I WITNESSES: INVENTOR Zola 7657 26261 ATTOR/VE s 7 latented January 951, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS VEINDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

A HAT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,476, dated January 31, 1905.-

Application iilemlOctober 3, 1904. Serial No. 226,996-

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it=known that I, LOUIS VEINDER, a subject of the King of Roumania, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York,

have invented a new and Improved Hat-Fasparts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims. 7

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the-accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate cor- I responding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. Q-is an enlarged end elevation of the improvement. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of theimprovement, showing the clawsin an open position.

To the inside of the crown A of the hat is secured the fastener-frame, preferably in the form of a pintle B, terminating atits ends in double eyes B, fastened by stitches to the crown to hold the fastener-frame in place, and on the said pintle B are pivoted claws D D,.normally held in a closed position by a spring-coil E on the pintle and engaging with its ends the said claws, as plainly indicated in the drawings. From the pivotal ends of the claws D D extend handles F F, passing through an opening in the crown A to the outside thereof, to enable the user of the hat to take hold of the said handles for pressing the same toward each other, and thus imparting an outward or opening movement to the claws D D, the claws openingagainst the tension of the spring E, which when the user releases the handles causes the claws vD .Dto close automatically. The free ends of the prongs or tines of the claws overlap when the claws are in a closed position, and the said claws are curved in opposite directions to form a ringlike structure when the claws are in a closed position. (See Fig. 2.) ably provided with two sets of prongs or tines, the sets diverging outwardly, as plainly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.

In applying the device to the hat the pintle is disposed transversely on the hat for the claws to engage the topknot of the hair from opposite sides. In order to hold the hat securely in position on the head of the wearer, the latter immediately before placing the hat in position on the head takes hold of the hanother for opening the claws, and then the hat is placed in position on the wearers head, after which the handles are released to allow the claws D D to close and engage the topknot of the hair from opposite sides. When the claws are closed and their prongs or tines overlap, then the hair engaged by the ringlike structure holds the latter, and conseers head.

By having the sets of diverging prongs or tines practically two spaced bunches of the hair are engaged by the claws D D to prevent displacement of the hat in any direction, especially when a strong gust of wind strikes the hat at the front or rear.

In addition to the double eyes B furnishing a convenient means for attaching the destitching they also serve to prevent relative displacement of the pivoted claws thereon, as is apparent. By attaching the pintle B to the inside of the crown of a hat through the medium of said eyes it is not necessary to cut or otherwise mutilate the hat, the only opening necessary to be'made therein being that through which the operating-handlesfor the claws are inserted in the attachment of the device to a hat. The said double eyes B are located near the adjacent edges of the pivoted portions of the claws D D; and they also serve as stops of place.

quently the hat,. securely in place on the wear- Each claw is prefer- I dles F F and presses thesame toward each The invention consists of novel features and g 7 vice to the inner side of the crown of a hat by for preventing the pintle B from slipping out Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A hat-fastener comprising a pintle havinga pair of spring-actuated self-closing claws journaled thereon, having their free ends extending past each other when the claws are closed, and manually operated means connected to said claws and adapted to extend through an opening in a hat to be taken hold of by the operator to open the claws, said pintle having means at its ends for attaching the structure to the crown of the hat by stitching, and said means being near to the claws and serving as stops for preventing displacement thereof and maintaining the pintle in place.

2. A hat-fastener, comprising a pintle hav-- ing a pair of manually-operated self-closing claws journaled thereon, and provided with double eyes at each end for attachment of the structure to a hat by stitching, said eyes being near to the claws and serving as stops for maintaining the pintle in place'and preventing displacement of the claws.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS VEINDER \Vitnesses:

HENRI VEINDER, EMANUEL M. NmUscI-m'r. 

